Drawer slide structure

ABSTRACT

A channel-shaped slide for the under side of a drawer having securing means at each end and additional tab means for stabilizing the slide in place against detachment.

United States Patent Gutner [451 Sept. 26, 1972 1 DRAWER SLIDE STRUCTURE[72] Inventor: Kenneth H. Gutner, 3285 Dato,

' Highland Park, 111. 60035 [22] Filed: Aug. 3, 1971 [21] Appl. No.:168,695

, [52] US. Cl. ..3l2/347, 312/342, 312/345 [51] Int. Cl; A471 5/08 [58]Field of Search ..312/347, 346, 342, 350, 344, 312/330; 211/162, 94.5;308/36 [56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS Himelreich ..3 12/342 3,015,532 1/1962 Wilson ..312/344 3,328,107 6/1967 Gutner ..312/3463,365,261 1/1968 Gutner ..3l2/347 3,375,051 3/1968 Anderson ..312/347Primary Examiner-James T. McCall Attorney-Dawson, Tilton, Fallon &Lungmus '57 ABSTRACT A channel-shaped slide for the under side of adrawer having securing means at each end and additional tab means forstabilizing the slide in place against detachment.

5 Claims, 6 Drawing Figures DRAWER SLIDE STRUCTURE BACKGROUND ANDSUMMARY OF THE INVENTION identified patents have satisfactorilyfulfilled the need for an inexpensive and readily installable means forguiding a dresser drawer or the like, a problem has arisen in thetendency of these slides to become detached after prolonged usage.

The slides are characterized by having tab means at each end whichprovide apertures through which staples or the like are installed intothe drawer body. Through the instant invention, 1 provide further tabmeans adjacent one end of the drawer, and concealed and unobtrusive, soas not to interfere with the proper functioning of the slide and guidearrangement, but which substantially eliminates the tendency of theslide to become detached. It will be appreciated that with a detachedslide, a problem is presented to the ordinary housewife user. The slideis left within the dresser while the drawer is pulled out, the stapleslost, and so a difficult job of repair is faced. The likelihood of thishappening is avoided by the instant invention, and this constitutes aprincipal object of the invention.

Still another object is to provide stabilizing means maintaining theimportant drawer slide element in place, and doing so in a fashion whichis unobtrusive both insofar as the operation of the drawer and theesthetics thereof are concerned.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION The invention is explained in conjunction with theaccompanying drawing in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view, partially broken away,

. of a drawer in inverted condition and showing the ining the slide ofFIG. 5 fixed in place thereon.

In the illustration given and with reference to FIG. 1, the numeral 10designates generally a drawer which is shown in inverted condition andapart from the usual dresser or other furniture piece with which it isnormally associated. The drawer is seen to include a front panel 11 anda rear panel 12 framed and connected by means of side panels 13 and 14.Additionally, the drawer has a bottom as at 15, and is equipped with theusual pull or handle 16 secured to the front panel 1 l.

The rear panel 12 is slotted or notched, as at 17 to permit a portion ofthe inventive slide generally designated 18 to pass therethrough. In theembodiment of the invention seen in FIGS. 1-4, the rear end of the slide18 is identical to that shown and described in my above-mentioned U.S.Pat. Nos. 3,328,107 and 3,365,261, and reference may be made thereto fordetails of construction not shown or described herein. Also omitted forsimplicity of presentation is the usual T-shaped guide member with whichthe slide cooperates and which can be seen in detail in my earlier U.S.Pat. No. 3,365,261.

Insofar as the embodiment of the invention seen in FIGS. 1-4 isconcerned, the invention is particularly concerned with the forward endof the slide 18. The forward end of the slide 18 is seen in enlargedform in FIG. 4, and is seen to include a top wall 19 integrated withside walls 20 and 21. Projecting inwardly from the lower edge of theside walls 20 and 21 (when the same are in operative condition andinverted from that shown in FIG. 4) are flanges 22 and 23, respectively.

The top wall 19 is extended forwardly to provide a tab portion 24 whichis equipped with apertures as at 25 and 26 for the receipt of an angledstaple 27 (see FIG. 2). The staple 27 extends through the openings 25and 26 into the bottom panel 15 of the drawer, and into the front panel11, thus anchoring the tab 24 in place. The tab 24 extends slightly intothe front panel 11 (see FIG. 3) in a slot, as at 28, which may beprovided as part of the groove receiving the bottom panel 15 within thefront panel 1 l.

To stabilize the installation, I equip the flanges 22 and 23 at theirforward ends with depending tabs as at 29 and 30. These are seen to abutthe rear face of the front panel 11, and are sized so as to not projectbelow the bottom edge 11a of the front panel (see FIG. 3). For thepurpose of further anchoring the slide 18, I employ staples 31 and 32(see FIG. 2) which straddle the tabs 29 and 30 and secure the same inthe fashion seen in FIG. 3, viz., at approximately a 45 angle,as shown,to securely anchor the tabs.

In an alternative form of the invention as senn in FIGS. 5 and 6, Imodify instead, the rear end of the slide which is designated generally118. The slide 118, at the rear end thereof, is equipped with anupwardly extending tab (in the operational condition) as at 133. Thistab is also present, but not seen, in the embodiment of the inventionseen in FIGS. 14. The tab 133 is fixed against the rear face of the rearwall 112 by means of a plurality of staples, one of which is designated134. To further anchor and stabilize the slide 118 in place on thedrawer (see FIG. 6), I provide additional tabs as at and 136 As can beappreciated from a consideration of FIG. 6, the supplemental tabs abutthe forward or front facing surface of the rear panel 112, and, as inthe case of the embodiment of the invention seen in FIGS. l-4, arelimited in downward projection so as not to extend beyond the lower edge112a of the rear panel 112. In some instances it has been foundadvantageous to provide both embodiments in the same fitting; by that, Irefer to employing the tabs 29 and 30 at the forward end of the fitting,and the tabs 135 and 136 at the rear end of the fitting.

In the practice of the invention, I find it advantageous to employ theembodiment seen in FIGS. 14. The installation of the slide 18 isaccomplished through the utilization of merely two additional staples,and does not interfere in any way with the development of the upwardlyfacing tab 133 at the rear of the drawer. In any event, the provision ofsupplemental tabs at the extremities of the slide developed astabilization by not only preventing any inadvertent longitudinaldetachment (longitudinal in the sense of drawer movement), but alsoserve to stabilize the slide against any lateral movement.

I claim:

I. A drawer slide adapted to be secured to the under side of a drawerand being relatively elongated in the direction of drawer movement whenbeing inserted into or retracted from a dresser or the like, saidfitting having a generally C shape in transverse section extending overa major. portion of its length to cooperate with a guide on a dresser orthe like, said fitting at one end thereof having a first integral tabmeans adapted to be positioned within a slot in a drawer first verticalpanel and first aperture means adjacent to but spaced rearwardly fromsaid first tab means for receiving a staple or the like for'securing theone end of said fitting to a drawer bottom, said fitting at its otherend being equipped with an integral second tab means folded upwardlyfrom the remainder of said fitting for positioning against a secondvertical panel of a drawer, second aperture means in said second tabmeans for receipt of a staple or the like for securing the rearwardportion of said fitting to a drawer second panel, and an integral THIRDtab means on said fitting adjacent an end thereof for abutting one ofsaid vertical walls to stabilize said fitting against inadvertentdetachment.

2. The slide of claim 1 in which said integral third tab means isprovided on said slide for positioning against said first verticalpanel.

3. A drawer slide fitting adapted to be secured to the under side of adrawer and being relatively elongated in the direction of drawermovement when being inserted into or retracted from a dresser or thelike, said fitting having a generally C shape in transverse sectionextending over the major portion of its length to cooperate with a guideon a dresser or the like, said fitting at one end thereof having anintegral tab adapted to be positioned within a slot in a drawer frontpanel and first aperture means adjacent to but spaced rearwardly fromsaid tab for receiving a staple or the like for securingthe forward endof said fitting to a drawer bottom, said fitting at its other end beingequipped with an integral second tab folded upwardly from the remainderof said fitting for positioning against the rear panel of a drawer,second aperture means in said second tab for the receipt of a staple orthe like for securing the rearward portion of said fitting to a drawerback panel, and third tab means including downwardly extending integralflanges on said fitting at the forward end thereof arranged andconstructed to abut the rear face of said front panel, and staple meansstraddling said third tab for securing the same in position against saidfront panel.

4. The drawer slide fitting of claim 3 in which said staple meansstraddling said third tab is installed at an angle relative to saidfront panel.

5. A slidable drawer structure comprising a generally C-shaped slide,said C shape defining a horizontal top wall integrated with verticalside walls and inwardly extending flanges integrated with said sidewalls below said top wall, said top wall being equipped with arearwardly extending tab, said tab being folded upwardly and secure to arear pang] of sai drawer, each of said anges at t e forward en thereohaving a tab portion projecting downwardly and abutting the front panelof said drawer, and staple means securing said tab portions to the rearsurface of said front panel, said staple means being installed at anangle to said rear surface.

1. A drawer slide adapted to be secured to the under side of a drawerand being relatively elongated in the direction of drawer movement whenbeing inserted into or retracted from a dresser or the like, saidfitting having a generally C shape in transverse section extending overa major portion of its length to cooperate with a guide on a dresser orthe like, said fitting at one end thereof having a first integral tabmeans adapted to be positioned within a slot in a drawer first verticalpanel and first aperture means adjacent to but spaced rearwardly fromsaid first tab means for receiving a staple or the like for securing theone end of said fitting to a drawer bottom, said fitting at its otherend being equipped with an integral second tab means folded upwardlyfrom the remainder of said fitting for positioning against a secondvertical panel of a drawer, second aperture means in said second tabmeans for receipt of a staple or the like for securing the rearwardportion of said fitting to a drawer second panel, and an integral THIRDtab means on said fitting adjacent an end thereof for abutting one ofsaid vertical walls to stabilize said fitting against inadvertentdetachment.
 2. The slide of claim 1 in which said integral third tabmeans is provided on said slide for positioning against said firstvertical panel.
 3. A drawer slide fitting adapted to be secured to theunder side of a drawer and being relatively elongated in the directionof drawer movement when being inserted into or retracted from a dresseror the like, said fitting having a generally C shape in transversesection extending over the major portion of its length to cooperate witha guide on a dresser or the like, said fitting at one end thereof havingan integral tab adapted to be positioned within a slot in a drawer frontpanel and first aperture means adjacent to but spaced rearwardly fromsaid tab for receiving a staple or the like for securing the forward endof said fitting to a drawer bottom, said fitting at its other end beingequipped with an integral second tab folded upwardly from the remainderof said fitting for positioning against the rear panel of a drawer,second aperture means in said second tab for the receipt of a staple orthe like for securing the rearward portion of said fitting to a drawerback panel, and third tab means including downwardly extending integralflanges on said fitting at the forward end thereof arranged andconstructed to abut the rear face of said front panel, and staple meansstraddling said third tab for securing the same in position against saidfront panel.
 4. The drawer slide fitting of claim 3 in which said staplemeans straddling said third tab is installed at an angle relative tosaid front panel.
 5. A slidable drawer structure comprising a generallyC-shaped slide, said C shape defining a horizontal top wall integratedwith vertical side walls and inwardly extending flanges integrated withsaid side walls below said top wall, said top wall being equipped with arearwardly extending tab, said tab being folded upwardly and secured toa rear panel of said drawer, each of said flanges at the forward endthereof having a tab portion projecting downwardly and abutting thefront panel of said drawer, and staple means securing said tab portionsto the rear surface of said front panel, said staple means beinginstalled at an angle to said rear surface.